Lifestyle Columns
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Don't go overboard with reduced-fat chipsJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Are the chips sold in the health-food section of the grocery store better choices than regular chips? A. Many of these products do offer nutritional advantages ov...
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Brownie bites satisfy your summer chocolate cravingJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I hesitate to ignite my oven during the summer, but some occasions simply call for a special baked treat. It's not that fresh fruit can't handle the job, but few tastes ...
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Eating well on a diet possible with new cookbookJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - To lose 165 pounds, I needed an organized weight loss program and a support group. If Eating Well magazine's new book, "The Eating Well Diet," by Dr. Jean Harvey-Berino ...
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It is a dark and stormy 'Knight'Jul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Everything you've heard about "The Dark Knight" is true. A visionary motion picture that torches the rule book on superhero movies and redefines the genre, Christopher N...
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Support friend's choiceJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I'm a Jewish college senior. My 20-year-old Mormon friend got married one year ago and is expecting soon. I went to high school with her, and when she moved to Ut...
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'Ruins' delivers by-the-numbers scares on DVDJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Ruins" (unrated edition): Foreign tourist spots have replaced isolated summer camps as the go-to setting for horror flicks. The latest example of this is "The R...
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Despite sap, A&E's addiction drama packs a chargeJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A&E's new drama "The Cleaner" is sappy, sentimental, melodramatic and clichéd, and it doesn't miss a trick. This is the sort of show where, when a kid wins a football ga...
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Watch caffeine, sugar levels in energy drinksJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems that there is more than one energy crisis in the U.S. today. Many people simply are feeling more tired and are looking to get a boost from something more than c...
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Middle-aged 'malcontents' just don't appeal to himJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am a healthy, reasonably attractive and fit, 50-year-old, single gentleman. I am often told I look like a man in his early 40s. I enjoy an excellent job and ear...
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Mortgage companies will likely delay foreclosure if sale is imminentJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Our house has been in foreclosure for a few months. We have been trying to sell it and recently received an offer. Unfortunately, the buyer cannot close until Sep...